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Iberis sempervirens / 13Cm / 20Cm
Iberis sempervirens
Confirmed format: 13cm Pot • approx. 20cm supplied height
Plant Highlights: Masses of bright white spring flowers • Neat, glossy dark green evergreen foliage • Excellent ground cover for sunny positions • Ideal for rockeries, raised beds and walls • Attracts bees and early pollinating insects
Overview
Iberis sempervirens, commonly known as Candytuft, is a reliable evergreen alpine that forms a low, spreading mat of glossy dark green foliage. In spring, it becomes covered with clusters of pure white flowers, creating a striking display that brightens rockeries, raised beds and the front of sunny borders. Its compact habit makes it an excellent choice for softening path margins, spilling over walls or filling gaps between stones, while providing year-round structure.
Why We Love It
Candytuft is one of the best evergreen alpines for creating a carpet of spring flowers. Its tidy habit, year-round foliage and ability to cascade over walls and edging make it a versatile addition to gardens of all sizes.
Plant Details
| Botanical Name | Iberis sempervirens |
|---|---|
| Common Name | Candytuft |
| Plant Type | Evergreen perennial |
| Foliage | Evergreen, glossy dark green |
| Flower Colour | White |
| Flowering Season | Spring |
| Growth Habit | Low-growing, spreading |
| Position | Full sun |
| Soil | Well-drained soil |
| Mature Height | Approx. 15cm to 30cm |
| Mature Spread | Approx. 30cm to 50cm |
| Hardiness | RHS H5 (−15°C to −10°C). |
Growing Guide
| Position & Planting | Plant in a sunny position with well-drained soil. Candytuft performs particularly well in rockeries, gravel gardens and raised beds where drainage is excellent. |
|---|---|
| Watering & Care | Once established, it is relatively tolerant of short dry spells, although prolonged drought may reduce flowering. |
| Pruning | Lightly trim the plant after flowering to maintain a compact shape and encourage fresh growth. Avoid heavy pruning into old woody stems. |
Perfect For
- Rockeries and gravel gardens
- Raised beds and stone walls
- Front of sunny borders and path edging
Good to Know
- The nectar-rich flowers attract bees and other pollinating insects during spring, providing an early food source when many other plants are only beginning to flower.
Product Information
| Supplied Format | 20cm plant in a 13cm pot |
|---|---|
| Plant Type | Evergreen perennial |
| Position | Best grown in full sun |
| Ideal Uses | Rockeries, gravel gardens, raised beds, walls and border edges |
| Growth & Bloom | Low-growing habit with a profusion of white spring flowers |
Growing & care
- Plant type
- perennial
- Position & light
- Full sun
- Watering
- low
- Soil & drainage
- Neutral· Well drained
- Mature size
- 15cm high· 30cm wide
- Flowering
- Spring· White
- Foliage
- evergreen
Useful to know
Good for containersGood for bordersPollinator friendly
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